Character Design for Children's Books

Join a highly experienced award winning writer and illustrator as you learn the stages of character design and development. By looking at styles of children’s picture books for different age groups, you will learn about model sheets and examine how to give life, expression and movement to your characters. Beginning by conveying emotions using the simplest of drawings you will quickly progress to explore how your character will move in a variety of situations, explore the best body proportions for your drawing style and character consistency. Using practical demonstrations and hands-on activities, this course will help you to focus your talents into the goals of character development.

Course Outcomes
You will have developed your character design skills to help you hone your talents on the road to success. You will have the opportunity to produce a series of character facial expressions to explore emotions, and character drawings showing how the whole figure can convey emotion and movement in a variety of situations.

Who Should Attend
This course is aimed at illustrators wanting to know how to apply their skills most effectively to the task of creating a children's book. Equally beneficial for anyone interested in character design for packaging, graphics, animation, film, TV, gaming and theatre design.

Level
All Levels Welcome